The Calgary Jazz Orchestra Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 733952311RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($127,828) as filed with the CRA.
The Calgary Jazz Orchestra Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $123K in revenue and $128K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $697.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Our society has contributed significantly to the cultural landscape in calgary. The cjo successfully executed its concert season in 2023-2024 to an expanded audience thanks to two new title sponsors. These five outstanding performances were now able to be showcased at the bella concert hall at mount royal university. This accomplishment required dedicated efforts from the board of directors and volunteers who invested countless hours in preparing and delivering presentations to sponsors social media treasury budgeting advertising office administration and much more. Ticket sales are now …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $123K | $128K | $123K | $0 | $0 | $23K |
| 2023 | $117K | $106K | $101K | — | — | $26K |
| 2022 | $91K | $68K | $64K | — | — | $34K |
| 2021 | $49K | $9,734 | $8,208 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $104K | $71K | $65K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $697 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Erin Summers (director at large); Johnny Summers (artistic director/founder); Joseph Bahhadi (grant writer officer); Ethan Disler (elevate event coordinator); Sara Pettigrew (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Calgary Jazz Orchestra Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 733952311RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.